Pecan Pie Bars with a buttery shortbread crust topped with the best pecan pie filling. They’re easy to make, easy to eat, and a great make ahead dessert. We Southerners love our Pecan Pie, which is always on the table at Thanksgiving and quite often throughout the year. But did you know you can make …

Pumpkin Crumb Cake is sweet and fragrant from notes of allspice, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. It’s an easy-to-make, tender cake that’s great for morning coffee or after dinner. This easy Pumpkin Crumb Cake is delightful any time of the year. It’s simple, easy, and combines all the fun pumpkin spices with a brown sugar …

Arugula salad with roasted sweet potatoes, chicken, and honey-roasted pecans—this salad is a one-dish, quick and easy weeknight meal! Have you tried any of the meal prep services? Our kids are using Hello Fresh and they all love it. I think the directions are a little cumbersome, but the food is certainly good. A couple …

This easy Butter Toffee recipe is better than store bought and makes a great holiday food gift! Dear Readers, Thank you. That comes from the bottom of my heart, from the tips of my toes, from the places deep down inside that nobody ever sees or talks to but my imaginary friend. Each time I …

Caramel Apple Cake with fresh, tart apples baked into a luscious brown sugar cake and covered with a sweet, caramel glaze…it’s just as amazing as it sounds! This is a great cake for a potluck as it can be made ahead—if you can hide it! Ooooh…this cake…this cake. Chopped Granny Smith apples surrounded by fluffy, …

This Southern Pecan Pie recipe is a classic but swaps old-fashioned cane syrup for some of the corn syrup. The result is intense and delicious flavor, not just overwhelming sweetness!  **Note: Recipe updated November 25, 2016.  They dot the landscape of Middle and South Georgia…tall, majestic trees offering shade beside homes or towering together in groves …

The best Chicken Salad with grapes, pecans, celery and a tangy mayo and sour cream dressing! This Chicken Salad will have your guests asking for more! Years ago, several ladies of my grandmother’s and mother’s acquaintance used to hold monthly meetings which they called UDC meetings, at which someone would read something, they would all discuss whatever it …